Thesaurus results for ELABORATING

elaborating

verb

present participle of elaborate

as in unfolding

to gradually become clearer or more detailed as mankind's understanding of the universe has elaborated

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Recent Examples of elaborating Murphy confirmed the news while speaking with Vogue in 2026, elaborating on some potential plot details as well. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam said, without elaborating, that the group's operations were defensive and would stop once attacks on Yemen stopped. — Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026 Forms of slave knowledge, overlaid on Indigenous ones, were influential in treating dysentery and elaborating antidotes for poisonings. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Without elaborating, prosecutors have said since December that the parents were stabbed. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Yet at some point the WNBA’s eligibility rule could become a legal dispute, which gives the WNBA and WNBPA reason to consider elaborating on its eligibility requirement. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Including those at the barracks, more than 30 people have been killed in recent days, Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said, without elaborating. — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 15 July 2026 The dialectically deft characters in his movies aren’t talking heads but talking bodies, elaborating a world of cultural and rhetorical elegance from the sublimation of lust and the dream of love. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 After some behind-the-scene friction on Stranger Things, which Harbour and Brown have both acknowledged without elaborating on details, the two appear to have patched things up. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 June 2026

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Verb

Beneath the authoritarian entrenchment, another history has been unfolding.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
The immigration debate is unfolding alongside a broader political contest over the direction of Doral’s government.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfolding

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The Durkins decided to share Michael’s story, and their own, to help other families struggling with rapidly evolving technology and the need to protect their children.

— Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026
The effectiveness of the approach will depend on how well the systems perform under operational conditions and against evolving electronic warfare threats.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of evolving

Verb

The atomic and process modeling done within developing LMR cells, said Theyyunni, required three times the compute capacity that modeling the combustion processes for a gasoline engine does.

— John Voelcker, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
Peacock has been developing a reboot of another, Friday Night Lights.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of developing

Verb

Aside from newcomer Tobias Harris, who Johnson said is progressing nicely after missing the preseason with a calf strain, the Spurs should have a full complement of players available for Tuesday’s opener.

— Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Detecting adenocarcinomas early can help keep them from progressing to advanced disease.

— Alice Park, Time, 14 Oct. 2026